The Bread of Those Early Years (1962)

Original title

Das Brot der frühen Jahre

Directed by

Herbert Vesely

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his hometown in postwar Germany and grapples with his past and his relationships. He struggles to find meaning in a world shaped by poverty and personal loss.

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What happens

The Bread of Those Early Years (German: Das Brot der frühen Jahre) is a 1962 West German film directed by Herbert Vesely, based on the novel The Bread of Those Early Years by Heinrich Böll. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. At the Berlin International Filmfestival 1962, the film was awarded five film awards in gold in the categories of ‘Best Actress’ (Vera Tschechowa), ‘Best Cinematography’ (Wolf Wirth), ‘Best Director’ (Herbert Vesely), ‘Best Music’ (Attila Zoller) and ‘Best Feature-Length Film’ (producer Hansjürgen Pohland). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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